CULTURE
A NEW ERA
The comedian and children’s author is going back to the 1960s for his latest book offering and reveals how his son helps to inspire story ideas
Every parent remembers their proudest moment and for David Walliams, his came earlier this year, when his son Alfred displayed extraordinary kindness on his birthday. “My son turned nine this year. He said he didn’t want any presents for his birthday. Instead he wanted to raise money for children in war-torn Ukraine,” the comedian, author and TV judge tells HELLO! in this exclusive interview.
“So we set up a Just Giving page. I said I would double whatever he raised, and in the end we had a good amount that went straight to Unicef. I couldn’t have been prouder of him.” As well as impressing his father with his compassion and selflessness, young Alfred – whose mother is model Lara Stone – often helps out when it comes to generating fun ideas for David’s best-selling children’s books.